Kansas City Royals

Royals' 2018 draft haul totals 43 players and is heavy on pitchers

Published Jun. 7, 2018 10:38 a.m. ET

The Kansas City Royals wrapped up their 2018 draft Wednesday, finishing with 43 new players.

The Royals selected 34 college players (29 from four-year schools, five from junior colleges) and nine high school players. The draft class includes 26 pitchers (14 right-handers, 12 left-handers), four catchers, six infielders and seven outfielders.

The players selected:

Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	School
1	18	Brady Singer	RHP	University of Florida
1C	33	Jackson Kowar	RHP	University of Florida
1C	34	Daniel Lynch	LHP	University of Virginia
CBA	40	Kris Bubic	LHP	Stanford University
2	58	Jonathan Bowlan	RHP	University of Memphis
3	94	Kyle Isbel	OF	UNLV
4	122	Eric Cole	OF	University of Arkansas
5	152	Austin Cox	LHP	Mercer University
6	182	Zach Haake	RHP	University of Kentucky
7	212	Tyler Gray	RHP	University of Central Arkansas
8	242	Jackson Lueck	OF	Florida State University
9	272	Kevon Jackson	OF	Queen Creek HS (Arizona)
10	302	Austin Lambright	LHP	University of Central Oklahoma
11	332	Michael Emodi	C	Creighton University
12	362	Rylan Kaufman	LHP	San Jacinto College North
13	392	Jon Heasley	RHP	Oklahoma State University
14	422	Christian Cosby	RHP	Chapman University
15	452	Milan Walla	OF	Tivy HS (Texas)
16	482	Kyle Hinton	RHP	University of Delaware
17	512	Noah Bryant	RHP	Georgia Highlands College
18	542	R.J. Dabovich	RHP	Central Arizona College
19	572	Hunter Wolfe	SS	Walters State CC (Tenn.)
20	602	Josh Hendrickson	LHP	Barton County CC
21	632	Nathan Eaton	C	Virginia Military Institute
22	662	Bryce Hensley	LHP	UNC Greensboro
23	692	Josh Dye	LHP	Florida Gulf Coast University
24	722	Gage Hughes	SS	Greenup County HS (Kentucky)
25	752	Hunter Strong	OF	University of Central Arkansas
26	782	James Daniel	RHP	University of Texas-Arlington
27	812	Derrick Adams	LHP	Jacksonville State
28	842	Rhett Aplin	1B	Florida State University
29	872	Andres Nunez	RHP	Florida International University
30	902	Kyle Kasser	SS	University of Oregon
31	932	William Hancock	C	University of Central Arkansas
32	962	Brhet Bewley	3B	University of San Diego
33	992	Teddy Cillis	LHP	Hofstra University
34	1022	Ty Madden	RHP	Cypress Ranch HS (Texas)
35	1052	Kody Hoese	3B	Tulane University
36	1082	Elijah Pleasants	RHP	Rossview HS (Tennessee)
37	1112	David Hollie	OF	Cross Creek HS (Georgia)
38	1142	Trae Robertson	LHP	Hickman HS (Missouri)
39	1172	Adam Hackenberg	C	Miller School of Albemarle (Virginia)
40	1202	Ky Bush	LHP	Fremont HS (Utah)